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The Tale of King Lars Porsena And The Runaway Captive, Cloelia

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King Lars Porsena (also spelled Porsenna) was the Etruscan monarch of Clusium (modern Chusi, Tuscany) during the transitional period in which Rome changed its...

Hercules Steals the Oxen of Geryon, by Joos de Momper II (c. 1564-1635)

Tacitus’ Horse Race Encounter With An Oblivious Fan

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

The Book of Psalms

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The Bulgarian Entrapment Of Imperial Conspirators Against Emperor Leo III of Constantinople

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Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) gained power due, in large part, to the actions and reign of a former ruler named Emperor...
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The Pungent Origin Story Of Emperor Constantine V Kopronymos

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Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...

Murasaki Shikibu

The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Who Destroyed the Library of Alexandria?

Balthild: The Anglo-Saxon Queen of the Franks

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Winston Churchill

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Winston Churchill (c. 1874-1965) "Between dwelling in a Fool's Paradise or in a Fool's Inferno there ought to be some middle space, be it only...

The Rise, Exile, Return And Murder of Ernst Röhm

Franz Kafka

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Herbert Krause

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Hercules Steals the Oxen of Geryon, by Joos de Momper II (c. 1564-1635)

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This painting, by the Flemish artist Joos de Momper II (c. 1564-1635), was inspired by tales of the Greek legendary figure, Heracles (or Hercules),...

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

Clio, Muse of History, by Charles Meynier (1768-1832)

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Death of Britannicus, by Pieter Tanjé (1706-1761), after Louis Fabritius Dubourg (c. 1693 – 1775)

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This artwork, made by the Dutch artist Pieter Tanjé (1706-1761) after a design by the fellow Dutchman Louis Fabritius Dubourg (c. 1693 - 1775),...

The Spies Of Ancient Syracusan Tyrants

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Ancient Syracuse on the island of Sicily was a city prone to dynasties of authoritarian tyrants. A man named Gelon, previously the tyrant of...

Sima Qian

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  Sima Qian (c. 145-90 BCE) "No matter how strong one's position may be, the important thing is that he should make benevolence and righteousness the...

Bath And Hair Washing Day In The Life Of Ancient Han Dynasty Officials

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  The Han Dynasty of ancient China was founded by a man named Liu Bang, an anti-Qin rebel who became king of Han in 206...

18th Century Pirates Had An Elaborate Family Tree of Relationships

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(Edward Teach, originally from an engraving by Benjamin Cole in A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (1724),...

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